What is 9/3 minus 7/7?

Looking for the result of 9/3 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/3 by 7/7?

9 3 − 7 7 = (9 × 7) − (7 × 3) 3 × 7 = 42 21 = 2 1
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 3 = 21
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 21 = 42
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/21
  6. Simplify the fraction (42/21) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (21):
    • 42/21 = 2
    • 21/21 = 1
  7. This gives: 2.

The result of subtracting 9/3 and 7/7 is : 2